''L’eau à la bouche'' is a 1960 French film directed by

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (; 15 March 1920 – 6 October 1989) was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and director. In 1951, Doniol-Valcroze was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'', along with André Bazin and Jo ...

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Françoise Brion Françoise Brion (; born 29 January 1933) is a French film actress. She has appeared in 75 films since 1957. She starred in the 1963 film ''L'Immortelle'', which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. She was married to Ja ...

Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont (28 October 1938 – 25 July 2013) was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave". In 1999 she told ''The New York Times'' her work was "the motor of my e ...

and

Alexandra Stewart Alexandra Stewart (born June 10, 1939) is a Canadian actress. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Stewart left for Paris, France, in 1958, to study art. Within a year, she made her film debut in '' Les Motards'', and has since then enjoyed a ste ...

Plot

Miléna (Brion) is living in her grandmother's château when the rich lady dies. Her lawyer Miguel (Barray) insists that the woman's two other grandchildren, Fifine (Stewart) and her brother Jean-Paul (Guers), be at the château for the reading of the will, even though they've been estranged from the family since an early age. When Fifine eventually arrives at the château, it isn't long before she falls for Miguel. In the meantime, Fifine's boyfriend Robert (Riberolles) shows up in the guise of her brother Jean-Paul, and finds himself very attracted to his girlfriend's cousin Miléna. So, while Fifine goes after the lawyer, Robert is occupied with his own pursuits. The maid in the château, Prudence (Lafont), in turn, is undecided about whether to accept the lecherous overtures of the butler César (Galabru), who has just hired her.

Cast

– Miléna Brett-Juval *

– Prudence *

– Séraphine Brett-Juval, aka Fifine *

Michel Galabru Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 19224 January 2016) was a French actor. Career Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for '' Subway''), and Jean-Luc Godard. ...

– César * Jacques Riberolles – Robert Godard *

Gérard Barray Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor. Early life and education Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, h ...

– Miguel Baran *

Paul Guers Paul Guers (19 December 1927 – 27 November 2016) was a French film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1955 and 1996. He starred in the 1963 film '' Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance''. He was born in Tours, France and died in Montsoreau. ...

– Jean-Paul Brett-Juval * Florence Loinod – Florence

Censorship

When ''L’eau à la bouche'' was first released in Italy in 1959, the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated the film suitable for people 16 years and older. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the committee recommended that the scene in which the maid and waiter are chasing each other should be cut at the moment when the maid's skirt is ripped. The committed also requested the removal of the scene in which Milena is undressing in her room. The reason for the age restriction, cited in the official documents, is because the subject of the movie is considered to be inappropriate to the sensitivity of a minor. The official document number is 32778, signed on 2 September 1960 by Minister Renzo Helfer.

References

* Database of the documents produced by th
Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities
from 1944 to 2000.

External links

* French romantic comedy films Films directed by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze Films scored by Serge Gainsbourg 1960 films 1960s French-language films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub